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July 19, 2022
Current Challenges and the Role of Women’s Leadership in the Economy

Women’s Congressional Policy Institute 

in cooperation with

Congresswomen Madeleine Dean and Jenniffer González-Colón
Co-Chairs, Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues
and
Congresswomen Lucy McBath and Kat Cammack
Vice-Chairs, Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues

Invite you to the third conversation in our economic briefing series:

Women-Owned Small Businesses: Current Challenges and

the Role of Women’s Leadership in the Economy

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

12 – 1 p.m. ET

SPEAKERS:

Emily M. Dickens, Chief of Staff, Head of Government Relations, and Corporate Secretary, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), who spoke on the importance of women in leadership positions, breaking down barriers, and action steps organizations of all sizes can take to support women’s leadership.

Peggy Lee-Clark, Executive Director, Pottstown Area Economic Development, who spoke on current issues faced by women entrepreneurs in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 

Waleska Rivera, President and CEO, Danosa Caribbean, Inc., who spoke on current challenges facing her certified minority- and woman-owned roofing solutions business in Puerto Rico, and women’s leadership in the construction industry.

This event was made possible through grants from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Comcast. 

Briefing Recording Now Available!

Event Files Available for Download